Door construction



Jan. 19 1926. I 1,570,421

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I Appiication' filed February 7, 1925. "Serial No. 7,659.

Tor/ZZZ whom-itmay concern: i Y Be'it known that I, CHRISTIAN BIE, a citi- Zenof Norway, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and: State-f New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Constructions, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable thoseskilled-'in. the art to which it appertains' totmake and "use the same. 7 r i This invention, relates to doors and par ticularly to devices of this. class; as used in connection with the furnishings of a 'kitchen or butlers pantry, or controlling the admis- 'sion to such rooms or compartments; and the object of the invention is to K provide a doori'n which is formed a=plurality of com partments inzwhichitable members, boards and the like may be placed and "retained for panying drawing forms apart, in which the separate partsofmy improvement are desig: nated' by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in -which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door made; according to my invention and showing parts of the devices stored, therein in an 7. xtended position. l

' ig. 2 is a side-view of the door partially indicating the method of its construction or formation. s v I y V Fig. 3,is atransver' se section through the central vportion of thefdoor nd showing. a

table member which I employ in an ,exj' I v 3' I p1OVidedWith apertures which register w th t he1chambers or compartments'l9,' 20, 21 and 22 tojp'erniit the insertion ofboards or the V tended position. v

"Fig. s 4 is a transverse section through one of the compartments of the door. I i 5 is a longitudinal sectional-view "#Fig. 6 is, a partial through a part of' one side portion of the door-illustrating one of the compartments,

and the means "for retaining a .member there1n.- r

differentposition; .and,:

,jFig; 7 is a transverse sectional view: port on ,of one: of the through the central compartments. v

transverse etfibilar view on the line 6 G-of F1g. 5 withparts in a In carrying my invention intoi eifect," I

construct a door to be used in connection with a predetermined article of furniture'or as a door controlling the admission-to .a room or compartment, of two, vertical side frame-members lOand 11 joinedtogether at their end portions byiJ horizontaltop andbottom framefmembers 12 and 13, allof said members-beingof the same-thickness toform flush slde facesto the door, and mounted between the frame membersglfland 11 at,

spaced intervals areothervfr ame members 14%, 15 and 16 which are of le'sstransverse dimenslons or thickness than the members 10 to 13 inclusive v and which; are located centrally of said'framemembers: and to pro vide :recesseson the opposite side faces of the door n: which panels .17 and 18 are .mounted.to.;'form finished faces, which are preferably flush with the sidefaces of thef' v frame members 10 to 13 inclusive, and the panels- 17 and 18 may be composed of a single piece of, wood or of a number of wood strips as may be'desired. f 1

It will be understood hat the facings l7 and -18'will besecuredto the frame members 14, 15? and 16and also to the frame 'members 10 to v13 i nc 1usive-, and "when mounted in position, side panels form between the members 12 and. 1 1 achamber l9,

and 13 a chamber 22, the width of which will correspond to the thickness of the frame members v14:, ,15 and 16,: In practice, the outer or v fee.sidememberlOof the door is ,between themembers 1 1 and 15 a chamber 20 and between the members15 and 16 a chamber 21, and betweenthe". members 16 like 23,94 25 'and26 into said compartments, said boards or the like being of a size substantially similar to the dimensions of the compartments, and the outer ends thereof terminating when in the compartments adjacent the outer edge of the frame member 10 as may be seen in Fig. 5 of the drawing. It is also preferred that finishing strips 27 be mounted on the opposite faces of the door along the lines of junction or abutment of the frame members 10 to 13 inclusive and the panels 17 and 18.

Hinged to the frame member 10 at the lower end portion of the separate compart ments 20 to 22 inclusive are closure plates 28 which are countersunk in the outer edge of the frame member 10 as clearly seen in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing and said plates are of slightly greater width than the corresponding dimensions of said chambers and are mounted on a spring 29 which operates to normally hold the plates 28 in a closed position and said plates serve to prevent the accidental displacement of the boards or other articles 24, 25 and 26. The frame member 10 or the outer edge thereof is also preferably recessed 'as shown at 30 centrally of the separate chambers or compartments 20 to 22 inclusive to facilitate the grasping of the members 2 1, 25 and 26 in removing the same from said compartment.

The panel 18 is also cut away or subdivided to form a comparatively large and rectangular recess 31 on one side face of the door in which a table member 32 is adapted to be mounted, said table member being hinged to the door as shown at 33 and being also coupled with the door through a. link lever construction 34 which supports the table in extended and horizontal position, and this table may be used for supporting the boards or other articles thereon or for supporting china or the like, especially in pantries and kitchens where additional table space is required. It will be understood that the table member 32 is contained in the recess or compartment 31 and constitutes a part of the paneling 18 of the door, and will not when in closed and inoperative position, affect the use of the door in any way.

The boards or other articles 23 to26 inclusive are preferably such articles as commonly employed in the home, for example as bread boards, vegetable boards, meat boards and the like, and the purpose of my invention is to provide convenient or accessible means for storing articles of this classor articles of anyother kind or class, and yet have the same always at hand and ready for use, and also in the provision of the table member 32 which may be conveniently used for many purposes, and in this way, additional utility is provided for a door which may control the admission to a room or compartment or constitute a part of may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its ad vantages.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and d-esireto secure by Letters Patent, is

'1. A door of the class described fashioned from two vertical rails joined by top and bottom horizontal rails, said rails being of substantially the same thickness throughout, frame members mounted in connection with and extending from one vertical rail to the other in spaced relation, said frame members being of less thickness than said rails to form recesses on the opposite side faces of the door, and panels mounted in said recesses and secured to said rails and frame members to form a door having spaced compartments therein, said compartments being formed between the rails, frame members and panels.

2. A door of the class described fashioned from two vertical rails joined by top and bottom horizontal rails, sai-d rails being of substantially the same thickness throughout, frame members mounted in connection with andextending from one vertical rail to the other in spaced relation, said frame mem bers being of less thickness than said rails to form recesses on the opposite side faces of the door, panels mounted in said recesses and secured to said rails and frame members to form a door having spaced compartments therein, said compartments being formed between the rails, frame members and panels, and one of the vertical rails being apertured to register with the several compartments in the door whereby predetermined articles may be placed in said compartments.

3. A door of the class described fashioned from two vertical rails joined by top and bottom horizontal rails, said rails being of substantially the same thickness throughout,

frame members mounted in connection'with therein, said compartments being formed be tween the rails, frame members and panels, and one of the vertical rails being apertured to register with the several oompartments in the door whereby predeterminedarticles may be placed in said compartments, and the several compartments in theedoor being of different Vertical dimensions and 7 adapted to receiveboard and rodmembers of different dimensions.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my invention I have signed'my name this 5th day'of Feb. 1925 

